Lawn-sprinkler.



v I PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906. 0-.'P'. WAGGENER. LAWN SPRINKLER. APPLIOA-TION FILED APR 23, I904.

' 92W hamom UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.- A

OSCAR P; WAGGENER, or KLAMATH FALLS, onEeoN.

LAWN-IISPRINVKLER".

This invention relates to a lawn-sprinkler in which a su porting-standard has on its upper end a hol ow swiveled head provided with a projecting nozzle through which water is adapted to pass and strike a wheel rovided with buckets or addles whereby t e wheel is rotated and t e stream of waterbroken into. a fine spray. The paddle-wheel sup ported by the swiveled head engages with a toothed ring attached to the standard near its upper end, and as the bucket or paddle wheel turns the swiveled head is caused to regrolve about the vertical axis of the standar Referring to the drawings, Figure 1. represents a perspective view of my improved lawn-sprinkler. Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the outlet end of the nozzle. 1 Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts on each figure. A indicates an upright tubular supportingstandard open at its ends and standing on .legs curved and ornamented as desired.

Connected to the top of the supportingstandard by a water-tight swiveled joint H is'a cap B, provided with a laterally-projecting nozzle C. Through the standard A passes a pipe D, also swiveled to the head B,

curved at'its lower end and furnishedwith an ordinary garden-hose coupling E.

Near the top of the standard A and fixed thereto is a horizontally-disposed concentric ring F, its upper surface bearing a series of.

gear-teeth G. Y

I I are two arms reaching outwardly from the head B below the nozzle C. Supported in the outer ends of the said arms I on a rotatable shaft J is a wheel or disk K, having a spiral flange L formed on its periphery, which a is adapted to engage with the teeth G of the ring F. Buckets or paddles M project from one side of the disk or wheel K in position to be struck by a jetof waterissuing from the nozzle ,0. The outlet end of the nozzle 0 bears such relation to the wheel K that but a small portion of the stream of water strikes the'paddles, the greater part of it passingover the wheel. If desired, a small slit 0 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 23, 1904. Serial No. 204,634.

Patented March 20, 1906;

may be-cut in the under side of the nozzle at its mouth, through which water for operatingthe bucket-wheel will pass. When it is desired to use my sprinkler, it'is placed on a lawn and the pipe D connected by the coupling E to a water-hose. Water being turned on passes throu h the pipe D to the head B and out throug the nozzle C, where a portion of it striking successively a ainst the buckets or paddles M turns the wflieel K. As the wheel revolves the spiral .teet G, gradua ly and continuously rotates the head B and distributes the water, partly broken into a fine spray by its impact with the paddles over an extended area.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A lawn-sprinkler, having a supportingstandard, a hollow head swiveled thereto from which a nozzle projects laterally, a bucket or paddle wheel-rotatably supported by said head, and a horizontal toothed ring on the standard operatively engaged with said bucket or paddle wheel. 7

2. In a lawn -sprinkler having a supporting-standard carrying a pipe for water, a hollow headswiveled to said standard and water-pipe, a nozzle projecting from said hollow head, a bucket or paddlewheel supported by said head and having a peripheral spiral flange, and a horizontal toothed ring on the standard operatively engaged with said bucket or paddle wheel;

3. A lawn-sprinkler having a supportingstandard, a hollow head swiveled to said standard from which hollow-head a nozzle projects laterally, a bucket or paddle wheel sup orted on said head and movable therewith and a toothed ring on the standard in direct engagement with said bucket or pad dle wheel.

flange L, throu h its engagement with the 4. A lawn-sprinkler having a supportingstandard. carrying a pipe for water, a hollow head with a projecting nozzle opening thereinto swiveled to said standard and water pipe the latter also opening into said head, a

peripheral flange in direct engagement with said toothed ring, and a hollow head having a single nozzle and supporting said bucket or paddle wheel, said nozzle being in such relation to said bucket or paddle wheel that a portion of the water issuingtherefrom operates said bucket or paddle wheel.

6. In a lawn sprinkler, a bucket or paddle 1 wheel having a spiral peripheral flange, a

projects supporting said bucket or paddle wheel and adapted to be turned on an axis at a right angle to that of said bucket or paddle wheel by the rotation of said paddle-wheel.

8. A lawn-sprinkler having a bucket or paddle wheel adapted to be rotated by a jet of water, a nozzle therefor having an outlet-opening and a slit on one side extending backwardly from said outlet opening through which slit the Water for rotating said bucket or paddle wheel escapes.

In testimony whereof I ai'lix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

OSCAR P. IVAGGENER.

WVitnesses:

C. C. BROWER, J. L. YADEN. 

